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Description
23" (58 cm.) Bisque socket head with rounded facial modeling, blue glass paperweight inset eyes, dark eyeliner, painted lashes, rose blushed eye shadow, fringed brows, accented eye corners and nostrils, closed mouth, outlined lips, pierced ears, blonde mohair wig over Steiner pate, French composition fully-jointed body. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: Sie C 5 (head). Comments: Jules Steiner, circa 1885. Value Points: rare early model with very beautiful facial shape, finest bisque with delicate coloring, original body and body finish, lovely antique costume.